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25 Cards in this Set
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ad hominem
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Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices
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adage
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A often metaphorical proverb containing truth based on experience
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allegory
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A story with a second meaning beneath the surface
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alliteration
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The repetition of one or more initial consonants
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allusion
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A reference to a person, place, or event to enhance the meaning of an idea
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antecedent
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A word to which a pronoun refers
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aphorism
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A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
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apollonian
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the most noble, godlike qualitites of human nature and behavior (ant. Dionysian)
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apostrophe
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a locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
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arch
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(adj.)Characterized by clever or sly humor
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assonance
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the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose/poetry
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bathos
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insincere or overdone sentimentality
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circumlocution
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Literally, "talking around" a subject
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conceit
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A witty or ingenious thought
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didactic
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in a dry manner, conveying information or teaching a lesson
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Dionysian
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sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses (ant. Apollonian)
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epigram
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A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement
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malapropism
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a word of innappropriate meaning that sounds similar to the correct word
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metonymy
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one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
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motif
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A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to convey a theme
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onomatopoeia
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The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
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pedantic
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Narrowly academic instead of broad and humane
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synecdoche
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a part signifies the whole
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Verisimilitude
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similar to the truth
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whimsy
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An object, device, or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality
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